Klarinet Archive - Posting 000533.txt from 1996/10

From: Roger Shilcock
Subj: Re: Fingerings (fwd)
Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 12:55:02 -0400

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Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 11:14:32 -0400
From: Scott Lipcon <slipcon%JHU.EDU@-----.UK>
Subject: Re: Fingerings

On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, Richard Johnson wrote:

> I found it fairly easy to do this, but remember to NOT lift the little
> finger on the right hand from the "C" key when you play the F. This has
> no effect whatever on the tone or pitch of the F.

Can't you hold the entire right hand down while playing the thumb-F? I'm
not a professional musician, and I don't have my clarinet handy to try,
but I'm pretty sure you can keep your right hand down on the F without
affecting the pitch much.

Scott
I don't think so. It works with the C a twelfth above, giving an
interesting and useful change of timbre - but odd things happen with the F.
In fact, the little finger keys (including the F/c) also have some effect
on the tone.
Roger Shilcock